Nitrogen is one of the primary nutrients critical for the survival of all living organisms. Although nitrogen is very ...

Nitrogen may not get the same level of attention as its neighbors on the periodic table, carbon and oxygen. But like its neighbors, it's an element we can't live without. Nitrogen compounds have ...

Nitrogen is an essential element required by all life — vital for plant and animal growth and nourishment. But, an overabundance of nitrogen can cause negative ecological effects. Over the past ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The burning of fossil fuels has disrupted the nitrogen cycle by altering that amount of nitrogen in the biosphere, according to scientists from ...

Nitrogen is a key nutrient because it fuels the growth of plankton, which forms the basis of the marine food web. Two opposing processes determine the global nitrogen cycle: nitrogen fixation and ...

Nitrogen fertilizer: an essential component of increased food, feed and fiber production / Arvin R. Mosier, J. Keith Syers, John R. Freney -- Crop, environmental, and management factors affecting ...

A photo of seven American bison grazing in Gardiner, Montana, in front of a stone arch Bison graze near Roosevelt Arch, near the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, in Gardiner, Montana.

Excess nitrogen is an issue in some places, but lack of the element is also an issue elsewhere, research shows. Since the mid-20th century, research and discussion has focused on the negative effects ...

Nitrogen-modified atmosphere storage has become one of the most widely adopted green preservation technologies in the grain ...

Decades after industrial waste stops flowing, the damage it leaves behind can keep working quietly underground. A new study ...

But different microbes have distinct roles to play, and environmental factors influence activity. Under our feet, in the soil, is a wealth of microbial activity. Just like humans have different ...